Collection Highlights
Abraham Lincoln
Date:
April, 1865
Object Number:
PR.011.10
Medium:
Albumen print, carte-de-visite photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Remington New Model Army Revolver
Object Number:
X.107
Date:
1863-1875
Medium:
Wood, steel, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 7/8 in. ( 35.2 cm )
Part (barrel): 8 in. (20.3 cm)
Marks:
stamped: barrel: "PATENTED SEPT. 14, 1858/E. REMINGTON & SONS, ILION, N.Y., U.S.A./NEW MODEL"
stamped: left frame, trigger guard, barrel: "A"
stamped: cylinder, left/right frame, barrel: "C"
stamped: left butt: "HH"
Description:
Wood, steel, and brass revolver; stamped marks on barrel, frame, cylinder, and trigger guard; stamped cartouche on left side of butt.
Gallery Label:
The Remington New Model Army was among the most widely used handguns of the Civil War.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
